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ssamm
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I can't seem to figure how to do this in a filter...

Let's say we have a picture that is totally desaturated in some parts and has color in other parts. Is there a way to extract all the colored parts from the image and cause the rest to be transparent?

I'll post a filter to try to show what I'd like:
The Selector on 1 shows an example image.
The Selector on 2 shows what I'm trying to get (where the background is tranparent).
The Selector on 3 also shows what I want but without the gray.



coloralpha.ffxml
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uberzev
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Try this...

(note that the three channel modes each produce slightly different results)

extract color.ffxml
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ssamm
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Thanks, uberzev. smile:)
That's pretty much the closest I've seen to what I want. And HSY's S extraction did pretty good at loosing the luminosity info.
I made another filter to compare them to my frame image.

It's selector 2 -- that is the "goal" image effect I was trying to get (of just making the desaturation info invisible).
Selectors 3 through 5 use your methods.
Then 6 through 8 is where I tried to improve them, but I'm not sure...

Anyway, thanks for the help!


coloralpha2.ffxml
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ssamm
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P.S. I'm thinking I'd probably use this type of stuff with the color blend mode anyway, and am noticing this saturation channel idea seems to look pretty okay for me.
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uberzev
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The color blend mode isn't ideal IMO as it messses with luminosity as well. Try one of the assemble components.
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ssamm
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Thanks for the idea. (It's got me wondering about some experiments I'll have to explore...)
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